Parish Profile

Senior’s Luncheon @ St. John’s

This monthly lunch for seniors, run by St. John's, takes place on the 4th Thursday. Cost is $8/person and all seniors are welcome to join us. 29 Church Street, Cookstown. If you would like to come for lunch please contact Diane Pettet at 705-458-2723 or dianepettet@yahoo.ca.

Cemetery Day @ St. Peter’s

June 10th is Cemetery Day at St. Peter's, beginning at 9am. The congregation will be lead to the Cemetery by a Piper as we gather to honour those family members buried there. There will be a luncheon following in the Parish hall. The service will be performed by Rev. Tom Lapp in Rev. Terry's absence. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Church Clean Up Day

Clean up day at St. Peter's is May 26th from 9am-1pm. (approx). Many hands make light work. If you can spare an hour or two, that would be great or even bring a willing friend to help out. It would be much appreciated. Trucks will likely be needed. If you have questions, please contact Myrlene at 705-456-6731.

St. John's Clean Up: Church Spring Cleaning: May dates to be announced! Pick-up Trucks Needed: If you're interested, please contact Jaci Bowen at joeypitbull@hotmail or 705-627-1354. If you also know of any students looking to get some community hours as part of their graduation requirements, this would be a good opportunity for that.

Soup Sunday

St. Peter's next Soup Sunday takes place on June 3rd after service. Everyone is welcome to join us. There will be a free will donation basket for those who wish to help support this outreach program, however, a donation is not necessary. Please stay and enjoy a hot bowl of soup w/bun, dessert, beverage and fellowship. We break for summer and will return in September.

Update on Khalid and Omar

Khalid and Omar are now living in an apartment in Barrie, nearer to work and the learning centre. We thank the committee for all their hard work toward making these two brothers feel comfortable and integrating them into their new life. If you have questions, please call the office at 705-458-1801.

The monthly outreach lunch program, formerly run by Cookstown United Church, has recently relocated to St. John’s. This meal is open to all and costs $8/person the 2nd Wed. of each month We wish the leadership and volunteers of this group blessings and much success as they continue their ministry to the community.Proceeds raised provide support for school lunch programs, food banks, Food Grains and other community support groups. For more information call Faye Elines at (705-458-4791).

St. John's has formed a prayer group that meets on Wednesday evenings from 8-9 p.m. We pray for our parish, community and anyone in need. All are welcome to attend. If you would like to request a prayer to our group, please call Liz Kippers at 705-458-1968.

The Cookstown Guide Unit will be meeting on Friday evenings at St. John's beginning on Sept. 22nd from 6:30-8 p.m. The Guides are for girls in grades 4-6 years. If anyone is interested in joining the unit or to volunteer, please contact Lee-Ann Ray at: laray@bflcanada.ca or (705) 458-1525.